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ANDEFZSO'JKT, INC., 01? NEW YORK, hT. 'Y., A QORPORATION OF 1 TEXV.YQEK.

LABELING.- IlIACT-IINE.

Application filer]. February 27, 1820. Serial No. 361,672.

To all ii /mm 5.2; may concern:

lie it lUiOWIl that We, lflurrnsir Armin:- son, a citizen oi the United States, and resident of lf'levs York city, borough of Manhattan, county and State. of New York, and (lun llncnnarm. a subject of Germany, and resident of New York. city, borough of Queers-3 State oil New York. have invented certain new and usetul improvements in Labeling iitiachines, oi which the following is a specification.

The object of this inventionis to provide means to apply labels ina successive inanner ugon receptacles or containers for goods such as upon bott es.

This invention cmi'11n'i.ses means to supply 1' iceptacles or containers succe lively, means to ap pl y adhesive O1.}')2iSiLO successively tothc receptacles or containers, means to apply labels successively upon pasted portions of rece tacles or containers, and means to dethe labeled receptacles or containers. his invention further comprises novel details of improvement and combinations ot' parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part liereot Wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine,

a p tion of the label applying parts being omitted.

Fig: Fi is plan view;

., s. 3 at d 41- enlarged detail views of n of the cenveyi-ir for the containers;

Fig. enlarged cross section subline in l i 1;

machine looking at the left of Fig. l;

' '2' an enlarged cross section sub stanoally on the line 7- of Fig. 1;

a 5% is a: detaclu-wl perspective v ew or ischarg .11

9 is an enlarged plan view oil a 1135;31- zine tor the labels; 1

Fig. it) is a longitudinal section oil? Fig.2. E); i 11 is a cross section illustrating: the position of the parts when the labels are beapplied to the receptacles;

12 is a plan "view of part of Fig. l1; 13 is a view illustrating the labels Jp. L. on the receptacles but before the labels are finally atlixed thereto;

ide 1ft)! the labeled contaiin I Fig 1% is a cross section substantially on the line lt-let in Fig. 2;

Figs. and 16 are detail sectional views illustrating means for applying adhesiveto position of parts with the labels being applied to the receptacles;

FiglS is a detail sectional view illustrating different positions oi means for finally ailiziing the labels on the receptacle; and

Fig. 19 is a perspective View of a receptacle showing a label applied thereto. Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1 indicates theinain frame of. the machine, the same being shown provided. with legs 1? and a table-like portion 2 having uprights 3 at opposite ends of the IDaOlilTlG. riconveyer is indicated at l, shown in the rorm of an endless chain, having spaced stops or receivers 5 to propel receptacles or containers A on and With the conveyor. The stops or )GCGIVQIS 5 are shown in the form of plates or blocks secured upon the blocks of the conveyor, as by rivets or sc 'ey s (5 S and ihe conveyor is shown passing over idle spr clret Wheels 7 join:- nailed upon uprights 3. over sprocket Wheel 8 join-nailed upon bracket 8 hung roin ta- Jlel and over a sprocket Wheel 9 loose on shaft 10 shown journalled upon legs 1. Shaft 1.0 is provided With a cgear 11 in mesh with drive pinion 12 carried by drive shaft 13 journelled' upon legs I. and having a pulley l l receivingbelt t l0 isprovidedwith a gear wheel l6 in esh with a gear 17 secured to shaft 8 (Fig. 1),

shown join-nailed in hearings in bracke l9 secured to andfdel'icnding from table or plate Said shaft is DEOYJCiBi'l Wltli.

to ironi a suitable source J1 i L l k 1 a or power tordriying the machine. in tne etainple illustrated the coi'iveyer 1s opera ated step by step, tor which purpose shaft v the conveyor being slidably supported on plate and kept from lateral movement between the side members or rails 25 The upper inner edges of the side members or rails 2i are shown reduced or inwardly taporing at 524i and the upper edges of side members 24.- are above the'top of the conveyor whereby the receptacles A on the conveyer will be slidably guided between the reduced portions 24% of the side members tor retaining said receptacles 1n proper position as they are propelled, and for exposing the sides of said receptacles in position to receive the labels B.

The receptacles Amay be supplied to the conveyor in successive manner by any suitable means. 'l Ve have shown a chute or gu1deway 25 supported by the main frame and i having its lower delivery end attached by the bracket 26 to the adjacent side member 24;, the upper edge of which is reduced at 27 at the delivery end of said chute to permit the passage of receptacles A across said side "member Q-lto position upon the conveyor,

(Figs. 2, 6,14). At 28 (Fig. 14) is stop upon the side member 24E opposite the chute to cause the receptacles to abut to position them upon the conveyor. l l ith a continuous supply of receptacles in chute 25 said receptacles will pass upon the conveyor successively as the conveyor carries them along one after another.

After the receptacles have been deposited upon the conveyor suitable adhesive or paste is applied to the side orsides of the receptacles upon which a label or labels is or are to be fastened. In the example illustrated means are provided for applying adhesive and labels on opposite sides of the receptacles. A receptacle or tank 39, open at the top, is mounted upon table 2 below the upper run of the conveyer and contains rollers 30, having shafts ournalled upon said receptaole and provided with intermeshing gears 31, 2). for rotating said rollers together. Upon the shaft of one of the rollers is secured a sprocket wheel 32 receiving an endless chain 33 from a. sprocket wheel 34': secured upon shaft journalled in suitablebearings upon the main frame. Shaft 35 may be driven by means of a bevel pinion 36' secured on said shaft and meshing with a bevelgear 37 secured on shaft 10, (J 1). Over the corresponding rollers 30 are mounted laterally movable adhesive distributing members or rolls 38 which are jourthe conveyor to receive the adhesive.

nailed uponrods or shafts 39 carried by reciprocative rods 40 guided in bearings ll carried by table 2 on opposite sides of the conveyor. The rods 40 are connected together by a bar 1-32 (Fig. 5), sho vnpivotally connected bya link 43 with a bell-crank la .pivotally supported at 45 upon a bracket l6 hung from the main frame. Said crank is shown pivotally connected with a rod or link 4" the outer end of which is shown forked 47 and slidable upon shaft which'guides the rod or link.

sponding rollers 38 for rotating the latter.

The rollers 38 are raised on opposite sides of the conveyor to encounter p asters 50 which are disposed on opposite sides of the receptacle it. when it is brought to rest by j The pastors 50 may comprise suitable supports 50 having pads 50" to engage rollers 38 to receive adhesive therefrom and to apply the adhesive to the sides of receptacle A. Supports 50 are shown provided with outwardly extending'rods 51 slidable in heads 52 carried upon bars 53 supported on opposite sides of the conveyer. Springs 51 are shown interposed between. the pastors 50 and the heads 52 to normally push the pastors 5O outwardly, pins 51 in the rods 51 engaging the heads 52 to limit such movement of the pastors, (Figs. andS). The pads 5O thus are caused to engage receptacles A in a respaced uprights 56 on one side of the machine, the upper ends of said shafts being provlded with arms 55) projecting on opposite sides of the shafts, (Fig. One end.

of each of said arms is pivotally connected with a link 60 that is pivotally connected at 61 with the adjacent bar 53, and the other ends of said arms 59 are pivotally connected with links 62 which extend across the .machine pivotally connected at 63 with bar 53 on opposite sides of'the macl'iine, (F 4:). The lower end'of one of the shafts 58 18 provided with a crank arm that is piv- Cir ol'ally connected by link so with crank arm (36 on the other shaft 58 whereby said shalts may be rocked equally in unison. As shafts 58 are rocked the bars will be caused to approach and recede to correspondingly operate the parts carried by said bars. l 'he shaft having crank arm 64: is also pro vided with a crank arm 67 pivot-ally connected with rod 68, (Fig. 5), the opposite end of which rod is shown slotted at 68 and slidably guided thereby upon shaft 85. Said rod is provided with a projection 69 co-operative with a cam 70 shown in the form of a groove 70* in the "face of said cam, (Fig. 5), whereby as said cam is rotated shaft 58 will be rocked to correspondingly cause the bars 53 to approach and recede. When the bars with the pasters 50 thereon come to rest in a spread position the rods 4:0 rise and elevate the rollers 38 into engagement with the outer faces of pads 50 to apply adhesive thereto, (Fig. 15). Said rollers next descend out of the path of said pads and thereupon the bars are operated to approach the conveyer so that the pads 50 with adhesive on their forward faces will engage a receptacle A then at rest upon the conveyor between said pads to apply adhesive to the opposite sides of said receptacle, (Fig. 16). Said bars 53 and pastors will next recede. Said operations occur successively for each receptacle brought to rest between the pasters 50.

After adhesive or paste has been applied upon the sides of the receptacles the latter are stepped along with the conveyor and are brought to rest between opposing magazines 71 containing the labels P). Said magazines are shown in the form of troughs open at the tops and at opposing ends and are secured upon the bars 53 on opposite sides of the conveyor. The delivery ends of the magazine are shown provided with inturned stops or lugs 72 in the path of the labels, (Figs. 2, 9 and 12), whereby the en most labels are retained at the ends of the magazines. A head or plunger 73 in each magazine bears against the inner portion of the stack of labels therein, which head or plunger is upon a rod 74 projecting rearwardly through a guide-hole in the rear wall T1 of the magazine, (Fig. 11). A spring '75 shown coiled around rod 74; bears at one end against head or plunger 73 and at the opposite end against wall 71 and serves normally to push the head resiliently against the stack of labels with the tendency to push said labels from the magazine. T he faces 73 of heads or plunger-s 73 which oppose the labels are shown curved or protruding in form, having the effect to cause the labels B to protrude centrally in a convex or curved form. (Figs. 2 and 9), so that the outermost labels n'iay engage the sides of the receptacles A when themagazines containii'ig'the labels are pushed close to the receptacles, (Fig. 12).

Means are provided to control. the feeding operation of the labels in the magazine as iollowss-A gripper 76 is mounted upon the corresponding rod 74, being shown in the form of a block having a hole i6 snugly receiving said rod, (Fig. 11), which block is pivotally supported upon the corresponding magazine (Figs. 10 and 11). The magazine is shown provided with spaced arms 77 receiving the gripper 76 therebetween, which arms support pivot pins 78 extending from the gripper block, (Fig. 9). The arrangement described is similar for each magazine. The gripper blocks have arms or projections 79 connected by springs 80 with a corresponding bar 53, (Figs. 10, 11, and 17), which springs tend to tilt the gripper blocks 76 to grip thecorresponding rod 74 to prevent operation of the latter and plunger 73 by spring until the proper time. The arms or projections 9 are in the path of a corresponding stop 81 shown carried by upright 82 secured upon table 2, (F 5, 11 and 17 Stops 81 are shown in the form of screws retained by nuts 83. whereby said stops are adjustable with respect to the moment of engagement therewith of the corresponding arms or projections 7 9. When the bars 53 are spread apart (Fig. 5) the magazines 71 and labels will be correspondingly spread with said bars.

lVhen the conveyer comes to rest with a pasted receptacle A between magazines 71 the bars will approach, in manner before described, and the endmost labels will be pushed against the pasted sides of the receptacle. (Fig. 11). as the magazines approach the limit of their travel toward the receptacle. Arms or projections 7 9 (whose blocksi'ti then retain plunger 73 from movement) will engage a corresponding stop 81, whereby continued movement of the magazines toward the receptaclewill cause the grippers 76 to be tilted and release rods 74, permitting the springs 75 to push the plungers 73 with the labels 13 toward the receptacle, (Figs. 11 and 17) whereby the rods 741- are tied through the grippers 76, and the magazines come to rest. As the magazines with the labels next recede the endmost labels that are in engagen'ient with the paste on the receptacle A will adhere to the sides thereof. Fig. 11.2), and the ends of said labels will slip or snap past the lugs 79 to be withdrawn from the magazines and remain adhering to the receptacle, (Fig. 18 iasthe magazines recede from the receptacle springs will cause gripper blocks 76 to tilt on their pivots to grip the corresponding rods Tel to retain the latter and the plunger as the arms or projections 79 pass from the stops 81. so that the plungers will not push the remaining labels from the magazines,

tacles having the-labels in position opposite pads 84; operable to press the labels finally against the pasted surfaces 01 the receptacles. The pads 53% are shown comprising, preferably, flexible pad portions, such as felt 85. carried b blocks 8% havin outwardly projecting rods or pins 86 guided in holes in blocks 87 secured on the bars 53. Pads Set are shown pressed toward the re ceptacles by springs 88 bearing against blocks 84: and 87, pins 89 in the rods 86 limiting movement of the pads toward the receptacles, enabling the latter to be engaged resiliently by the pads, (Fig. 2). ld hen the'receptacle it comes to rest between pads 8 with labels adhering to the sides of the receptacle, the bars will. approach the receptacles, as before described, and will cause said pads to press the labels against thesidcs of the receptacles to the labels finally thereto with suitable pressure.

The labeled receptacles may be removed from the machine in any suitable manner. Vite have shown a delivery guide 90 in the form of an open top trough or chute supported at one side of the stopping position of the conveyer with the labeler receptacles. The delivery guide or chute 9%) is shown supported upon an upright or brace 9l,securcd upon table 2, and attached at its receiving end to the adjacent side member Q-lby means oi' brace 92, (Fig. 7 As the labeled receptacles are successively brought to rest by the conveyer opposite the receiving end of the guide way or chute 90 a reciprocative plunger 93 is provided to push the receptacles from the conveyer into said guide or chute. Said plunger is shown in the form oi a bloclr preferably l Wing a pad at its end, such as of "felt to engage the labeled receptacles, which block is shown carried by rod 95 secured to bar on the side of the conveyor opposite guide 90. The rod 95? is shown a jtached to block 96 secured. upon said bar 53, nuts 9'? upon said rod securing the latter to said blocl: in adjusted position, (Fig. 7 Since the labeled receptacles, shown in the form of bottles, lie upon the conveyerin a lengthwise condition it is desired during their delivery to turn them to an upright position, such as illustrated in Fig. 0 For U- such purpose the guide or chute 90 at the rece1ving end has an upright side wall 90 and a wall 90" having a portion substantially horizontally disposed to receive the receptaclcs from the conveyor in a flatwise cono. tion when pushed from the conveyer by plunger The side members 24 positioned between the guide or chute 90 and plunger 93 are reduced or cut away at al (Fig. 7), to permit free passage of the plunger and lateral movement of the receptacles from the conveyer into the guide or chute. Beyond. the receiving point said wall 90 is curved gradually to an upright position for a suitable distance until near the delivery por tion at 90 said wall is substantially parallel to and spaced from the wall 90*, providing a channel between said walls at 90 through which the receptacles may travel. As the receptacles are successively pushed into the guide or chute 90 they will push one another therethrough, and during their passage along the guide the receptacles will be gradually turned upright on end for delivery in an uprightposition. The receptacles may be removed from the guide or chute 90in any suitable way.

In order to keep the receptacles from rising from the conveyer during their travel thereon, and to enableready access to the receptacles upon the conveyer, abar 98 is pivotally supported at one end, as at 99, upon one of the uprights 3 and extends at a suitable height over the conveyor, the free end of the bar being received in the upright S at the opposite end of the machine, whereby the bar is pivotally retained at a suitable height over the conveyor. The bar 98 as means depending over the conveyor and spaced therefrom to permit tree passage of the receptacles A, such means being shown in the form of shoes or strips 100 suspended from bar 98 by hangers 101, which may be secured to the bar by screws 102. The hangers lOl are shown provided with slots 103 receiving said screws, whereby the shoe may be adjusted and retained in desired position ovcrthe receptacles on the conveyor. The free end of the bar 98 may be retained attached-to upright 3 by means of screw 10 i carried by said bar and received in slotted end 3 of upright 3,'(Figs. 1 and 4;). One of the shoes or strips 100 is shown located over the conveyer where the receptacles are delivered to the conveyor and where the pasting oi? the receptacles is effected, and the other of such slmes or strips are shown located over the stopping points of the conveyer where the labels are applied. to the receptacles, pressed thereon, and the labeled receptacles delivered to the guide or chute 90, to keep the receptacles from rising trom the conveyor when operations are performed on the receptacles. By raising the bar 98 the top run of the vconveyer and the receptacles thereon are exposed to permit removal and the replacing of the receptacles, and for other purposes.

When the machine is operated the receptacles to be labeled are supplied to chute 25 and are successively ted upon the conveyer, in manner before described. As the receptacles are carried along by and with the conveyer the sides of the receptacles are supplied with adhesive, the labels are applied to the pasted portions of the receptacles, and the labeled receptacles are pushed by the plunger 93 successively into guide or chute 90. The various operations occur simultaneously upon different receptacles by reason of. the successive approach and recession of the bars 58 with the operating devices carried thereby, the operations occurring in timed relation to the steps of the conveyor. The labeling operations are entirely automatic and expeditious, since all that required is to keep the chute 25 supplied with receptacles, and the magazines supplied with labels, and to remove the labeled receptacles delivered trom guide 90.

While the machine illustrated is adapted to simultaneously apply labels upon opposite sides of receptacles or containers it will be understood the pasting, label applying and discharging devices may be used upon one side of the conveyer only when it is desired to label one side only of each receptacle.

By the term receptacle is included articles to be labeled of any desired form of filled or unfilled bottles, cartons, or other containers, or whether they are wrap 'iers, or wrapped articles in the form of packages, or the like.

Changes may be made in the details of construction set forth, within the scope of the appended claims, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 'l. labeling machine comprising means to support and propel ii'feceptacles, a receptacle tor adhesive having distributing means therein, av roller to receive adhesive from the distril'mting means, a paster operative on the plane of the receptacles, means to move the roller alternately into engagement with the distributing means and with the poster, means to stop the receptacles opposite the pastor successively, and means to move the pastor toward and from the receptacles to apply adhesive thereto when the receptacles are stopped.

2. A labeling machine comprising means to support and propel receptacles, a recep tacle for adhesive having means to distribute the adhesive, a roller to co-operate with said distributor, a rod movably supporting the roller, means to reciprocate the rod to move the roller toward and from said distributor, a paster operative on the plane of the receptacles, means supporting the pastor in position to receive adhesive from the roller, means to stop the receptacles opposite the paster successively, and means to move the pester toward and from the receptacles to apply adhesive thereto when the receptacles are stopped.

3. A labelingmachine comprising a conveyer tor receptacles, means to operate the conveyer step by step, a receptacle for adhesive having means to distribute the adhesive, a paster supported one side of the conveyer on the plane of the receptacles, means to move the pastor toward and from receptacles on the conveyer when the latter is stopped, and an adhesive applying member movably mounted to co-operate w 311 said adhesive distriluiting means and with said paster between'the latter and the receptacle on the conveyor to apply adhesive to the receptacles successively when the conveyor is stopped.

l. A labeling machine comprising a corn veyer for receptacles, means to operate the conveyer step by step, a receptacle for adhesive having means to distribute the adhesive, a pastor supported at one side ot the conveyor on the plane of the. receptacles, means to move the pastor toward and from receptacles on the conveyor wnen the l is stopped, an adhesive applying member movably mountedto co-operate with said, adhesive distributing means and with said paster between the latter and the receptacle on the conveyor to apply adhesive to the receptacles successively when the conveyor is stopped, and ineans to move said member from the distributing means to the paster and reversely.

A labeling machine comprising a confor receptacles, means to operate the conveyer step by step, a receptacle for adhesive having means to distribute the adhesive, a pastor supported at one side of the conveyor on the plane of the receptacles. means toniove the pas e, toward and "from receptacles on the conrever when the latter is stopped, an adhesive applying member adapted to co-oper: aid d 'ibutiog means and with said pastor and cans to more said member from the d: "'i means to position between the paster and the receptacle on the conveyer to apply adhesive to said paster.

6. A labeling machine comprising means to support receptacles, a magazine for labels having an open portion to expose the labels to the receptacles, means to apply adhesive between the labels and the receptacle, said magazine having stops for the lal els at the delivery end of the magazine and having feeding means for the labels comprising a plunger co-operative with the la bels to cause the endmost label. to protrude centrally beyond the stops for engagement with the rece itacle, means to inovc the magazine with the labels toward. and from the receptacle, and means pivotally carried by the magazine and a separate stop therefor to cause operation of the feeding means after a label is applied to the receptacle.

7., A labeling machine comprising means to support receptacles, a magazine ior labels having an open portion to expose the labels to the receptacles, means to apply adhesive between the labels and the receptacle, said magazine having stops for the labels at the delivery end of the magazine and having feeding means for the labels comprising a head having a curved face against the labels to cause the endmost label to protrude beyond the stops for engagement with the receptacle, means to move the magazine with the labels toward and from the receptacle, and means pivotally carried by the magazine and a separate stop therefor to cause operation of the feed ing means after the label is applied to the receptacle.

8. A labeling machine comprising means to support receptacles, a magazine for labels having an open portion to expose the labels to the receptacles, means to apply adhesive betw en the labels and the receptacle, said magazine having stops for the labels at the delivery end of the magazine and having feeding means for the labels including a rod, a gripper movably supported by the magazine to travel therewith to retain and release the rod, a spring to feed the rod, and means to operate the gripper during its travelwith the magazine to release the rod.

9. A labeling machine comprising means to support receptacles, a magazine for labels having an open portion to expose the labels to the receptacles, means to apply adhesive between the labels and the receptacle, said magazine having stops for the labels at the delivery end of the magazine and having feeding means for the labels including a rod, a gripper movably supported upon the magazine to retain and release the rod, and a spring to feed the rod, said gritper having a nj'ojection, and a stop separate il'reni the n'iagazine in the path of said pro- 'jection to operate the gripper to release the red when the magazine moves in one directhe magazine, means to support and move the magazine with the labels toward and from articles to be labeled, a gripper for said rod, means movably supporting the gripper on the magazine, said gripper having a projection, a stop separate from the magazine co-operative with the projection for operating the gripper to release the rod, means to cause the gripper to grip the rod when moved with the magazine away from the stop, and means to support and oper ate the magazine relatively to the stop for applying labels to articles.

11. A labeling machine comprising a conveyer tor receptacles, means to operate said conveyer step by step, bars on opposite sides of the conveyer, means to support and move said bars toward and from the conveyer, pasters on said bars on opposite sides of the conveyer, means to apply adhesive to said pasters and magazines for labels upon said bars on opposite sides of the conveyer to apply labels to adhesive on the receptacles when said bars approachv 12. Alabeling machine comprising a conveyer for receptacles, means .to operate said conveyer step by step, bars on opposite sides of the conveyer, means to support and move said bars toward and from the conveyer, pasters on said bars on opposite sides of the conveyer, means to apply adhesive to said pasters, magazines for labels upon said bars on opposite sides of the conveyer to apply labels to adhesive on the receptacles when said bars approach, and pads upon said bars to finally aflix the labels on the receptacles when said bars approach.

Signed at New York county of New York and State of New York this 17th day of February .1920. I

"ERNEST l). ANDERSON. CARL BEUKMANN. 

